Prof. Ayalon holds a B.Sc. from the Faculty of Food Engineering, Technion, Haifa and Graduate studies from the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Technion, Haifa, specializing on environmental and waste management and policy. Prof. Ayalon is a member of The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management since 2001. Throughout her career, she has always combined academic research, teaching, supervising research conducted by graduate students, and other activities within the university, with advocacy for the latest and most urgent environmental issues- both at the national level and in a variety of international frameworks. These parallel tracks have reinforced one another, allowing her to make unique contributions in both spheres. In 2018 Prof. Ayalon was awarded by Mifal Hapais of the ‘Michael Landau Prize’ for the Sciences and Research in the field of sustainability.
- Environmental management
- Waste management and reducing food loss
- Energy policy
- Climate change – adaptation and mitigation (reduction of greenhouse gases emissions through energy efficiency and renewable energy)
- Zohar T, Parag Y, Ayalon O (2020) Strategizing demand management from the middle out: Harnessing middle actors to reduce peak electricity consumption. Energy Research & Social Science, 61: 101360.
- Francesco D.M., Daskal S, Ayalon O (2020) A methodological approach for comparing waste- water effluent’s regulatory and management frameworks based on sustainability assessment. Ecological Indicators, 118: 106805.
- Wolfson A, Ayalon O, Madar D (2020) National Strategy for Framing and Prioritizing Environmental Protection Research and Development Topics. Sustainability, 12 (18): 7420.
- Elimelech E, Ert E, Ayalon O (2019) Bridging the gap between self-assessments and measured household food waste: A hybrid valuation approach. Waste Management 95: 259-270.
- Elimelech E, Ert E, Ayalon O (2019) Exploring the Drivers behind Self-Reported and Measured Food Wastage. Sustainability 11(20): 5677.
- Goldman D, Ayalon O, Baum D, Weiss B (2018) Influence of ‘green school certification’ on students’ environmental literacy and adoption of sustainable practice by schools. Journal of Cleaner Production 183: 1300-1313.
Coordinator of the MA program in Energy Policy and Management.
- Energy and Environment
- Renewable Energies
- Corporate Social Responsibility / Environmental Management Systems
- Supervision of Applied Projects
- Solid Waste Management
- Environmental Management in Israel
- Energy Campus
- Waste Campus
